The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-02
A QUEER WITNESS
TELLS OF A BRIBERY DEAL.
Said to Have Put up Money to
Elect Camden, Who Stopped tho Per.
formaucc.-1f0w tho Scoffofd Letter was
J. Stolen From Minear and Returned.
Special Ds.pa.eh 10 iAs Ialtlltge,scv.


CuARLEsroS. W. Va. May l.-shelton
Roger, Of Barbour county, told rsmarka'
BILE story yesterday before the bribery in
vestigstipg committee. Hs divulged the
alleged scheme Of syndicate Of Rspubll'
cans 10 elect Camden by buying votes 10,
him, and Reger undertook to do the buy.
ing. Camden found 1t out and threatened
to prosecute Roger aud his Republican
nercenaries II they carried cut the plan.
This hair-raising testimony made Mr..
Roger an interesting witnees. But this
wss not all. He told how the fac Himilc
OF the scoAeld letter got out, and declared
that he had stolen 1t from Senate. Minear's
house. s.r .n
HHGER's TESTIMONY.
Roger said that he induced Senator
Minear to vote for Camden by making
him believe Camden's election would help
the Republican party. For himself, he want.
ed Camden elected because he thought the
courEe Of the kickers would ruin the Dam.
ocrstic party. He admitted eaying that
he had arranged for the delivery OF three
Republicans to Camden.
Ho further admitted that be came here
and bargainei with three members Of the
Legislature TO vote for Mr.. Camden, for
which thoy were to receive 5000. The
money, he said, was raised by Republic.
ans, whose names he refused to give, to
pay them, and the votes were to be nt
when hestood on atablein tho pages room
of the House OF Delegates and wiped his
nose, as sigaal that the money vas ready
for them, and would be paid. Mr.. Cam
den said to him that II these men voted
for him (Camden) he (Uamdeu) would
prosecute me and them; for this reason
did not give the signal agreed upon, and
for this reason the votes were not caat Tor
Mr.. Camden. He declined to say again
who the members were, or who was to
furnish the money, but said it YVES not
Mr.. Camden.
THE sCorIELp LETTER.
The witness obtained copy of the
scoaeld letter, immediately reporting to
United States Collector OF Revenue Nc.
Graw, and to Mr.. Camden, Offering copy
for a consideration, whereupon he was
told that only the original was worth any
thing. He again Visited hlineat's home,
and there purloined, the letter, a lac simile
OF which appeared in the Wheeling
Register. ~
After the publication OF this famous let.
ter, witness said he gave 1t to Senator
Camden, directed to Minear's wife.
When asked what he 60. for this letter,
witness said: II received my expenses
for tais letter, aud Mr.. McGraw gave ma
a check for thirty dollars, and at Wash
ington let me have twenty dollars more.
He HAS SELLS.
I have spells, siter which I am bright,
bat at other times I am dull and etupid.
At toe time McGraw gave ms the twenty
dollars had spell in Camden's room at
Washington. Being stupid did not
know McGraw gave me the money until
I found it in my pocket next morning
when felt for cigar. Camden did not
give it to mo. said it was worth 81, 900
to get the letter for them. McGraw
promised me an annual pass over the B.
& o. R. r. and to pay all expenses, what.
ever they might bo. I received my ex.
penses, but did no. recaivs my annual
pass. I expect it."
FELL IN A FIT.
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